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Japanese verb閉める (shimeru) Conjugation
閉める (shimeru) means “to close, to shut”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 閉めます, 閉めない, 閉めて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to close, to shut
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 閉める
- Reading
- しめる
- Romaji
- shimeru
- Masu form
- 閉めます
- Nai form
- 閉めない
- Te-form
- 閉めて
- Ta form
- 閉めた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 閉める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉めない |
| Polite | 閉めます |
| Polite negative | 閉めません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 閉めた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉めなかった |
| Polite | 閉めました |
| Polite negative | 閉めませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 閉めて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉めないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 閉めている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉めていない |
| Polite | 閉めています |
| Polite negative | 閉めていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 閉めたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉めたくない |
| Polite | 閉めたいです |
| Polite negative | 閉めたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 閉めよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 閉めましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 閉めろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 閉めるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 閉めてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 閉めないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 閉められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉められない |
| Polite | 閉められます |
| Polite negative | 閉められません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 閉めれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉めなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 閉めたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉めなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 閉められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉められない |
| Polite | 閉められます |
| Polite negative | 閉められません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 閉めさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉めさせない |
| Polite | 閉めさせます |
| Polite negative | 閉めさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 閉めさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 閉めさせられない |
| Polite | 閉めさせられます |
| Polite negative | 閉めさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 降りる (oriru)to get off
- 立つ (tatsu)to stand
- 座る (suwaru)to sit
- 開ける (akeru)to open
- 始まる (hajimaru)to begin
- 終わる (owaru)to end, to finish
- 教える (oshieru)to teach, to tell
- 習う (narau)to learn, to take lessons in
- 覚える (oboeru)to remember, to memorize
- 忘れる (wasureru)to forget
About these tables
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